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Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
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Musashimaru Kōyō
American sumo wrestler
Musashimaru Kōyō is an American-born Japanese-naturalized former professional sumo wrestler. He was born in American Samoa, before moving to Hawaii at the age of 10. At 18 he moved to Japan and made his professional sumo debut in 1989, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1991.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Makuuchi
Highest-ranking of the six divisions of professional sumo
Makuuchi (幕内), or makunouchi (幕の内), is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (rikishi), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)